Only half of Street Fighter 6’s Season 2 has rolled out as we’re getting ready for Mai Shiranui to drop early next year, but speculation about the four DLC characters who might be selected for Season 3 is now in the air.
In a relatively rare turn of events, we don’t have tons of likely leaks showing Capcom’s hand early, but that doesn’t mean we have no inclinations as to who is most likely to pop up next. In his latest video, MC Mura has been doing some SF6 sleuthing to tease out patterns and concepts Capcom is likely to follow when choosing their next four newcomers.
While he does offer his personal picks near the start, this is not at all a wish list video. Mura arranges relevant information and lays it all out for us as he first divines four categories of characters in terms of the boxes they check. You’re never going to make everyone happy, of course, but you can check some general boxes in an effort to make as many people as happy as possible.
We’re not talking fighting styles, either, so this isn’t a list that includes single representatives from the shotos, the charge characters, the defensive fighters, and the zoners, for instance. Instead, Mura goes a little more meta with his picks, looking at some of Capcom’s choices thus far to inform their future ones.
Season 1’s A.K.I. is a good example of a redemption or second chance take at a previously failed combatant. In this case, Street Fighter 5’s F.A.N.G was a widely new style of fighter with his damage over time mechanic, but failed to capture interest. Instead of abandoning the idea, developers created an extremely similar character functionality-wise, (A.K.I. is F.A.N.G’s pupil) with more charisma and a different personality.
Many one and dones from Street Fighters passed come to mind here, as we could see Capcom’s second chance takes on figures like Rufus, El Fuerte, or Necalli. Developers could also just bring these misfits directly back with a somewhat updated style, though their very names might be too big of turn offs for seasoned fans.
Check out Mura’s full video to hear all his interesting thoughts on SF6 Season 3 potential and then let us know in the comments what you think of his ideas and who you most hope to see when Capcom does eventually reveal their next batch of DLC additions.